Overview

Mainly this text describes the pirates who were these people that produced fear, and also stole treasures and other valuables.

We can describe some pirates from Greece, Rome, Africa, Vikings, China and the Caribbean, in addition to explaining the meaning of their flags.

Greek and Roman pirate ships

“They did their pirating over 1500 years ago”,these pirates navigate the small islands around Greece,the boats sailed with simplified which were called galleys, these other small boats had to be quick sharp battering rams in some cases they found themselves in the bow, these were used in order to ram boats, forming holes in the hull.

                                                                                  galleys

Viking pirates ships

mainly these pirates sailed the seas of northern Europe, Vikings used these known longboat, those long, fast and easy to maneuver ships. A corsair galley often held over one hundred men.

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Flags

 

the meaning of the flags is very simple is used to produce fear of people of other vessels, these flags are usually specific to the pirates since they have an essential feature which is a skull and crossed swords or bones.

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